This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Fund the People discusses the importance of investing in and fostering nonprofit talent, citing four areas where funders can see impact. • While some grantmakers may…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Choosing an ineffective aid program, such as New Zeland’s dairy farming plan in Myanmar, over a proven, low-cost method like reproductive health means giving up significant impact…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lateefah Simon and Timothy Silard share strategies for funding bold leaders in order to help them make an impact on their communities. • How can funders identify…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Aspen Institute interviews Grayce Liu, a civil servant in Los Angeles dedicated to increasing civic engagement, and discusses how to cultivate a better dialogue between government…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this GrantCraft post, Pierce Family Foundation Executive Director Marianne Philbin describes ways philanthropists can support nonprofit staff, including unrestricted operational support and subscriptions to pro bono legal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the last two decades, Dasra has found many next generation philanthropists1 and family-run foundations at a crossroads: Navigating between a giving legacy and the ideal future path. They are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stanford Social Innovation Review looks at how private long-term investment can help spur public engagement in environmental conservation and beyond through the lens of California’s Resources…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for Northern California Grantmakers, Elena Chávez Quezada of the Chavez Family Foundation lists ways in which funders can address the needs of their grantees in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nonprofits need general operating funds in order to function and do the important work funders claim to want. As Vu Le writes in this Nonprofit AF…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this PEAK Grantmaking post, author Jessica Bearman (also known as Dr. Streamline) discusses the importance of empathy, flexibility and communication between funders and grantees, especially when…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • While evidence-based policy is meant to improve lives, Straight Talk On Evidence points out that most social programs and practices don’t produce the hoped-for results when…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In early 2018, the Humana Foundation announced a renewed focus on upstream social determinants of health, including financial security and social connections. • How might this…